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Frédéric Jenny

«The Antitrust Writing Awards are the right event, on the right issue, at the right time. I thank George Washington University Law School and the Institute of Competition Law for launching this initiative.»

Eleanor M. Fox

«The awards ceremony was a rewarding event in more ways than one. It was a pleasure to see these outstanding authors from all over the world and to hear a synthesis of their work which has contributed so much to the law and it's practice. »

D. Daniel Sokol

«It is difficult to get through a busy day and make time to read work that is cutting edge. The award process bring to light practitioner and academic papers that are "must reads".»

Alden F. Abbott

«The Concurrences writing awards highlight outstanding work by practitioners in the area of competition law and policy and shed valuable light on "cutting edge" topics.»

Andreas Stephan

«The Antitrust Writing Awards are an exciting celebration of the excellent research undertaken in the area of competition policy.»

Jean-Yves Art

«The quality and conciseness of the Business Articles, as well as the experience and knowledge which their authors are sharing, are of great use to corporate lawyers. »

Mathew Heim

«I commend the organisers for recognizing professional writing as a specific category. This initiative will, I hope, increase the quality and depth of such writing to provide the practical complement to academic articles.»

Deborah Majoras

«What I found to be most encouraging about the Antitrust Writing Awards is that they value – and hopefully incent — short-form articles that offer important information and practical advice for antitrust practitioners.»

Janusz A. Ordover

«There is a great deal of writing in the area of antitrust, ranging from lengthy scholarly articles to short, timely notes on key cases. The Antitrust Writing Awards uniquely embrace and celebrate that scope for the benefit of all workers in the field.»

Alexander Italianer

«The Antitrust Writing Awards are a unique opportunity to read some of the best academic and business articles of the year. I thoroughly enjoyed the different perspectives on antitrust that each article provided, as well as the well-crafted arguments put forward by their talented writers.»

David Gerber

«The Antitrust Writing Awards represent a very valuable project that will encourage and support excellence in antitrust writing.»

Maurits Dolmans

«I was impressed with the diligence with which the jury reviewed and selected the publications. This is a valuable exercise that not only rewards the authors, but also is very helpful for practitioners. We were honoured to receive an award for our firm’s alert memoranda and are grateful to Concurrences for this excellent initiative.»

Mark Gidley

«We are pleased with the significant contribution that the Antitrust Writing Awards program makes to the development and promotion of antitrust scholarship and practical business literature.»

Olivier Fréget

«As sponsors as well as participants, we are delighted to play an active role in raising the bar of antitrust scholarship and the quality of client publications across the legal community.»

Jonathan M. Jacobson

«The concept of encouraging excellence in both academic and more practical writings on competition is an excellent one, and Concurrences has done a remarkable job in creating a process for doing so.»

Bruno Lasserre

«I truly enjoyed taking part in the 2013 Antitrust Writing Awards, which serves an important function in helping promote quality articles in the antitrust field. It is also an illustration of the cooperation at play between antitrust publications to ensure the greatest circulation of academic and professional expertise.»

Olaf Christiansen

«The Antitrust Writing Awards bring together the Academic and the Business world from many countries, contribute to a better understanding of other legal cultures and thereby promote the global development of Competition law.»

Scott P. Perlman

«I greatly appreciate our receiving this award, and the dinner was a great opportunity to meet and talk with other practitioners and government enforcement officials.»

Paul Andres

«The Antitrust Writing Awards provide a vital forum for the validation and recognition of thought-leading scholarship. They accompany and consecrate the rising prominence and impact of competition law on the global economy.»

Hans Zenger

«This is a great event promoting antitrust scholarship around the world.»

Douglas H. Ginsburg

«I greatly value seeing the list of articles nominated for a Concurrences award each year because it invariably brings to my attention some excellent pieces I would otherwise have missed.»

Atilano Jorge Padilla

«The Antitrust Writing Awards represent a unique initiative to reward pure and applied research in antitrust. Academics and practitioners making valuable contributions to the literature see their names recognised and their work publicized. On a personal front, I have enjoyed reading some of the papers that were selected this year, most of which I would have overlooked absent this initiative.»

Anna Rosa Cosi

«The Antitrust Writing Awards represent a perfect mix of academic and business writing and set the scene for a valuable exchange among all players in the antitrust arena.»